In association with San Diego Amateur Winemakers’ Society, Curds and Wine will be hosting bi-monthly home winemakers’ seminars. These seminars are held every even numbered month on the third Saturday at 1 pm. Seminars are given by Lum Eisenman, a winemaking guru that we are lucky to have in the San Diego area. Lum will share his expertise on various winemaking techniques and issues. This month Lum will discuss “Filtration, Stabilization and Bottling”.

These seminars are free, but limited to 20 people. If you are interested in participating, please RSVP.

How to save your own seeds even though we are conditioned to think we can’t.

How to save seeds from tomatoes, peppers, peas, beans and lettuce.

The interesting events that led up to the patenting and ownership of 78% our seeds by only 3 companies.

Two simple things you can do to help take back control of our seeds and why this is important.

Faculty: Bill McDorman is Executive Director and cofounder of the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance (RockyMountainSeeds.org), SeedSave.org and Seed School. Bill has been teaching seed saving for decades and is dedicated to educating communities about the value of seed saving and local seeds as the foundation of local food.

Join us at The Rose and to welcome four Matriarchs of Italian Winehouses as they tour the States for part of the Slow Wine tour. Taste 8+ wines, enjoy a complimentary aperativo, and chat with four rad ladies making organic wine.

$5 from every ticket benefits Slow Food Urban San Diego. This will be a fun opportunity to eat and drink with local slow foodies and wine-ohs :)

The San Diego Fermentation Festival is a family-friendly outdoor festival featuring:

– A Makers Marketplace showcasing the southern California bounty of artisanal foodmakers and brewers
– Keynote speech about the Human Microbiome by Dr. Rob Knight, professor at UCSD and co-founder of the American Gut Project
– Workshops and presentations given by fermentation experts covering how and why to make and eat fermented foods and beverages
– Do-It-Yourself Fermentation stations where you can learn hands-on how to make fermented food
– Wholeness Pavilion- Give your Whole Self a break! Yoga classes, sound healing, other relaxation and rejuvenation activities
– An Ambrosia Garden (21+) featuring fermented adult beverages such as mead, beer, kombucha* and wine
– Live music and Entertainment

Event Description

A Seasonal Farm-to-Table Dinner featuring local farmers, ranchers and fisherman.

Indulge in the hearty flavors of winter. Join us at our sixth in a series of seasonal dinners featuring our favorite farmers, ranchers, fisherman and winemakers and their wonderful products.

This winter we are thrilled to showcase the glorious produce of Stehly Farms and our own Red Door Family Garden, pastured beef from Autonomy Farms, sustainably sourced fish from Catalina Offshore and the wines of Ramona Ranch Winery.